<p>I've heard that the 'social life' on North Campus isn't that great. Is this true? Anyone freshman currenlty staying there?</p>
<p>If you were at the college of engineering would you recommend staying on the North or Central campus? I'm not the type that gets up 5 minutes before my class so I'm thinking that as the shuttle is pretty efficient it wouldn't be too bad living on Central even if most of my classes are going to be in the North Campus if the social life on Central Campus is better.</p>
<p>Also, do most sophmores stay on campus or do they move out?</p>
<p>Even for Engineers, most 1st-year classes are on Central Campus. About half of sophmores live on campus and half move off. If you like to get up 5 min before class, then when you're taking your engineering classes on north campus, you might actually like northwood III. It's pretty quiet because the apartments are spread out -- by the time you're a junior, your social life is what you make it. Off campus, you would not necessarily be friends with the people in the apartment next door. Depending on where you live, they may not be students.</p>
<p>That's not true, North Campus is not boring. I really like living on North Campus. Yes, I am not going to lie to you, if you get placed on North Campus, going out on the weekend will be annoying, but the people on North Campus are just as fun as those who live on Central/ Hill. I love all the friends that I have met living on North Campus and it is not the campus that you live in, but rather the people who you live with that will matter.</p>
<p>You have to wait until they open up housing to transfers / freshmen. That'll be in mid march. They send out a form for you to fill out and stuff.</p>
<p>replied on another thread about this too...my son is a freshman living on North Campus, Bursley. His entire floor is freshman and he's met some pretty terrific kids and is having the time of his life! The dorm was filled with freshman this year, especially since one of the dorms on the Hill was being renovated. Many move into frats/sororities or to off campus houses sophomore year. Yes, you'll take the shuttle to go to some classes and events on central campus, but you won't be alone...there will be tons of kids doing it with you!</p>
<p>Thanks. Will housing forms be sent in by snail mail? If it does it'll take ages to reach me as my acceptance packet took 3 weeks! Hopefully housing is not on a first come first serve basis, is it?</p>
<p>Yes, Housing is done on a first come basis, but if you have already sent in your deposit, don't worry about it. Have you signed up for Wolverine access through a friend account? If so, you'll receive an email telling you about applying for housing and it can all be done online. There are a lot of engineering majors, who are freshman, in Bursley, but I imagine just as many on the Hill...which is where a lot of freshman live too.<br>
If you put down North, as your second choice, I'd reccommend putting down that your first choice is a double room (you'll see all the options when you do the housing form) so you get Bursley your freshman year and not baites or northwoods. I know it feels overwhelming right now, but it will all fall into place. My son fretted over which to choose, North or the Hill. He ended up putting north first (he's a music major) and I was glad he lived there this year. He had classes on central and north campus. Next year, he'll be living in a frat house on central.</p>
<p>I believe for freshmen it's done by a lottery every so often (I might be wrong), so yes, while it's better to submit it early to get into the earlier lottery, it is also is the luck of the draw. I had a friend who submitted in mid April, got put onto North Campus... but a friend who did his in mid May, got his first choice. Odd...</p>
<p>Housing is not done on a first-come, first-served basis. It doesn't matter when you send in your deposit, as long as it's before May 1 and you apply for Housing right away.</p>